NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sidney F. Thomas, OD

Optometrist · Orangeburg, SC

Sidney F. Thomas, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and NPI 1477697548, issued on Feb 20, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 984, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477697548
Name
Sidney F. Thomas
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
984 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
915 John C Calhoun Dr, Orangeburg, SC 29115
Phone
(803) 536-3755
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 1, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 536-2584
Medicaid ID
DA9845 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040806000674); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Southern College Of Optometry, 1992
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
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32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

366 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.

  1. Sidney Thomas366
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost175 claims
  2. Lumigan86 claims
  3. Rhopressa27 claims
  4. Restasis24 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $51.24

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Sidney Thomas$51.24
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Sidney F. Thomas among 749 optometrist records in South Carolina

Sidney F. Thomas, OD is one of 749 optometrist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 463 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in South Carolina

There are 749 optometrist records in South Carolina.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert CressOrangeburg, SC 291151043204183
  2. Craig Czulinski, O.D.Orangeburg, SC 291151164549705
  3. Thomas Helfrich, ODOrangeburg, SC 291151487747523
  4. Stephen Powell, ODOrangeburg, SC 291151134192081
  5. Shane Spittler, ODOrangeburg, SC 291151528040243
  6. Diviyesh Patel, O.D.Newberry, SC 291081609211853
  7. Kenneth Sawyer, ODNewberry, SC 291081477588614
  8. Timothy Stafford, O.D.Newberry, SC 291081306805692

Common questions

What is Sidney F. Thomas, OD's NPI number?

Sidney F. Thomas, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477697548, issued on Feb 20, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sidney F. Thomas, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 915 John C Calhoun Dr, Orangeburg, SC, 29115. Phone: (803) 536-3755. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sidney F. Thomas, OD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 984, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Sidney F. Thomas, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Sidney F. Thomas, OD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.